Murton railway station

Murton railway station served the village of Murton, County Durham, England, from 1837 to 1953 on the Durham and Sunderland Railway.

Murton
The site of the station, looking south towards Stockton, in 2020
General information
Location	Murton, County Durham England
Coordinates	54.8193°N 1.4067°W / 54.8193; -1.4067
Grid reference	NZ382473
Platforms	2
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Durham and Sunderland Railway
Pre-grouping	North Eastern Railway
Post-grouping	LNER British Railways (North Eastern Region)
Key dates
April 1837 (1837-04)	Opened
5 January 1953 (1953-01-05)	Closed

History

The station opened in April 1837 by the Durham and Sunderland Railway. Some tickets showed it as Murton Junction. It closed on 5 January 1953.^[1] The site is now a footpath that leads southwards to South Hetton, and northwards to Seaton and Ryhope.^[2]

References

1. Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 307. OCLC 931112387.
2. "Murton railway station (site), County... © Nigel Thompson cc-by-sa/2.0 :: Geograph Britain and Ireland". Geograph. Retrieved 27 January 2021.

External links

Preceding station		Disused railways		Following station
Ryhope Line and station closed		Durham and Sunderland Railway		Sherburn House Line and station closed